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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: ribka on January 14, 2015, 10:46:17 AM

Title: Idaho pig
Post by: ribka on January 14, 2015, 10:46:17 AM: http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/01/13/giant-rainbow-trout-caught/21712373/ (http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/01/13/giant-rainbow-trout-caught/21712373/)
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: h20hunter on January 14, 2015, 10:47:16 AM: Released!? :dunno:
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: WSU on January 14, 2015, 11:32:41 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on January 14, 2015, 10:47:16 AM
Released!? :dunno:

Hopefully to make lots of babies and more huge trout. I'd much rather that thing spawn than end up as food.
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: Mfowl on January 14, 2015, 11:43:53 AM: Looks like a giant triploid to me. He shoulda kept it, they don't spawn anyway. Plus the undersized and deformed looking fins make me think its a released fish, broodstocker perhaps.
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: h20hunter on January 14, 2015, 11:58:56 AM: Quote from: Mfowl on January 14, 2015, 11:43:53 AM
Looks like a giant triploid to me. He shoulda kept it, they don't spawn anyway. Plus the undersized and deformed looking fins make me think its a released fish, broodstocker perhaps.

Exactly what I was thinking.
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: _TONY_ on January 14, 2015, 12:01:31 PM: I agree. Looks like a triploid...
Title: Re: Idaho pig
Post by: WSU on January 14, 2015, 12:16:40 PM: Just looked at the picture. It does look like a released fish, either brooder or triploid. In that case, I don't really care if he kills or not.